A brawl broke out at Haeinsa Temple, a Buddhist temple in Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang Province, resulting in at least one injury requiring hospital treatment, the police said. According to the police, around 50 monks on Monday became involved in a physical clash over selection of the temple’s new chief. The fight broke out in the entryway of Gwaneumjeon Hall as supporters of the candidate, backed by the temple's most senior monk, attempted to prevent members of the Emergency Response C

South Korea’s state-run foundation established to help Koreans forced into labor by Japanese companies during World War II is preparing to reach out to Korean companies as early as next week to compensate the victims, sources said Tuesday, as part of a compromise deal Seoul believes will help settle the longtime historical dispute with Tokyo. Last week, the Korean government essentially endorsed a plan to have the Korean government or companies compensate the victims while awaiting Japan&r

S.Korea, US, Japan seek to hold senior-level talks to upgrade information sharing on N.Korean missile threats

South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Tuesday tally in 13 weeks in a sign of a downward trend in new infections, as the country prepares to lift the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 40,199 new COVID-19 infections, including 95 from overseas, bringing the total to 29,861,234, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said. Tuesday's tally is down by around 20,000 from the previous week and half the daily caseload from two weeks ago, the KDCA data showed. It

Korea National Arboretum steps up efforts to heal minds and bodies

A bright future ahead for agriculture and rural communities

Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute pursues tailor-made social services for people with disabilities

 Busan Tourism Organization dreams of becoming one of the top 10 tourist cities in the world

The Healthcare & Spa Industry Promotion Agency, the only specialized spa-related institution in Korea

Fun and safe mountaineering from Baekdu to Halla Mountain 

North Korea is scheduled to convene a key parliamentary meeting this week amid keen attention over whether its leader Kim Jong-un will attend it to issue another message of the country's development of nuclear and other major weapons. The secretive North earlier announced its plan to hold the eighth session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly on Tuesday to discuss policy tasks, state budgets and organizational matters for 2023. The North's state media has not reported whether th

A fugitive underwear tycoon nabbed in Thailand last week in connection with the prosecution's ongoing investigation into opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's corruption allegations returned home Tuesday. Kim Seong-tae, former chair of underwear maker Ssangbangwool Group, arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, around 8:20 a.m. via an Asiana Airlines flight from Bangkok. He was apprehended by Thai police at a golf club near Bangkok a week ago, roughly eight months after he fled the

'Purported operatives received encrypted orders from NK's espionage bureau'

ABU DHABI -- The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday it is too early to say when Yoon will hold another summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida following a news report that it was being scheduled for as early as next month. The Donga Ilbo newspaper carried the report earlier Monday, saying Kishida told a news conference in Washington that he and Yoon agreed to swiftly settle the issue of compensation for Korean victims of Japanese wartime forced labor. "The two leaders a

The presidential office said South Korea is seeking to export nuclear power plants to the UK in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates on the occasion of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to the UAE. A senior official of the presidential office told reporters on Monday evening (local time) on the condition of anonymity that President Yoon said during his visit to the Barakah nuclear power plant, "Team Korea"’s technological experience led to the success of the Barakah nu